Mass. Senate unanimously passes free birth control bill

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If this issue was on the Oregon ballot, and it asked would you raise taxes to fund this I would vote no.

Well, considering you're a rich boy who doesn't get laid, that's obvious.

But try not to be so short sighted and thing of the much greater long term tax savings.

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What's the point of this post? There was no mention of a tax increase in the article.

well free birth control isn't free (nothing the govt gives out for "free" is), there will be an increase in taxes or decrease in funds from something else....unless Mass. has a huge surplus, but we all know that can't be true.

That said, even with the hard inefficiencies built into any govt program, this has a good chance of actually paying for itself in the long run.  I still wouldn't support it though.  Not the govt's job IMHO.

Ignoring the strong need for government to provide medical care, and yes that includes birth control, surely you'd agree government has a fundamental duty to be good stewards of tax monies. This policy clearly serves that fundamental purpose.

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Can't these dopey broads just hold an aspirin between their knees? Sheesh!

It seems like the men complaining about this are the ones least likely even be with a woman. Damn incels...

I'm pretty sure Sanchez was just joking.

At least I hope so.

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What's the point of this post? There was no mention of a tax increase in the article.

well free birth control isn't free (nothing the govt gives out for "free" is), there will be an increase in taxes or decrease in funds from something else....unless Mass. has a huge surplus, but we all know that can't be true.

That said, even with the hard inefficiencies built into any govt program, this has a good chance of actually paying for itself in the long run.  I still wouldn't support it though.  Not the govt's job IMHO.

Ignoring the strong need for government to provide medical care, and yes that includes birth control, surely you'd agree government has a fundamental duty to be good stewards of tax monies. This policy clearly serves that fundamental purpose.

Well that would really depend on how they implemented it right?  If it costs the naive suckers of Mass. $2B/year and only hands out 241 condoms and all of those are at Harvard, then no.  If it takes monies away from 53 years old retired public employees making 6 digits a year from the state and gives out millions of various forms of birth control to poor people that need it and actually use it, then sure.  The devil is in the details.

Wow. That post has more straw man p e r sentence then any Forum Post in the last month. Congratulations indeed

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Jacobin, some people who oppose this dont oppose it because they are opposed to birth control in general , they oppose this bill because they dont believe its the government's job to get involved in this issue. They believe this issue should be left to the free market.

Those people are dumb.

your calling me dumb?

If the dunce cap fits....

And truth be told I don't think you're dumb, just profoundly sheltered and rather lacking in basic empathy.

You could also really use getting laid, frankly.